Hot Weather Running Tricks

Has anybody tried a full body aluminum suit to reflect the sun's rays? Not only that, it'll shield you from the radio transmissions being beamed into your head.
Now I can clearly see the effects your nightmare has done to your brain. Poor thing.:wacky:
 
Sounds like a very heavy routine you have there. I do agree about strength been the foundation of everything else, I wish I had your discipline when it comes down to strength training, I just want to be running all the time.
Thanks mainly to Abide, I've kind of made a study of strength training, and the more I understand it, the more Zen-like it becomes as a practice. Especially the more challenging lifts, which I tended to avoid in the past. OK, it's not as Zen-inducing as running, but it's not as much of a chore anymore. And for the first time in my life, I actually have a few goals in strength training. In a few minutes I'll be focusing on getting the form right for ass-to-grass squatting, for example, and then, eventually, I would like to be able to lift 300-350 lbs this way. It's a tremendous rush to feel one's whole body working in concert to align and synchronize one's evolutionary anatomy with the force of gravity. Er, something like that.
4-7 miles is a decent distance especially if you're going fast on all your runs.
What I've been doing is running at a slightly fast pace than is comfortable, in order to break out of the aerobic rut. When I can't take it anymore I walk for a bit, or stop to stretch. I'm starting to run a bit faster, and going a bit longer before I need a break, so I think it's working, although I sometimes miss running easy with no mental effort. On the other hand, running with somewhat more mental effort feels more like a workout, with the attendant post-workout buzz. Basically, trying to do fartlek-like tempo runs. Or attempts at fartemps.
Has anybody tried a full body aluminum suit to reflect the sun's rays? Not only that, it'll shield you from the radio transmissions being beamed into your head.

Using the post-Pose method, I've been harnessing solar rays instead of gravity to hurl me forward. All you need is an unshaded patch of asphalt in the summer afternoon. Eventually, I would like to learn to use both star and planet for an all-out sprint.
 
Another lession from the animal kingdom: They take naps during the hot afternoon, and are active in the morning and evening.

A lesson from our own physiology -- the human sleep/wake cycle includes a period of time in the afternoon when it is easier for us to fall asleep. I suspect our evolutionary hunter-gatherer ancestors probably often took naps in the afternoon if they weren't chasing large prey animals and trying to hunt them to exhaustion in the heat.
 
What I've been doing is running at a slightly fast pace than is comfortable, in order to break out of the aerobic rut. When I can't take it anymore I walk for a bit, or stop to stretch. I'm starting to run a bit faster, and going a bit longer before I need a break, so I think it's working, although I sometimes miss running easy with no mental effort. On the other hand, running with somewhat more mental effort feels more like a workout, with the attendant post-workout buzz. Basically, trying to do fartlek-like tempo runs. Or attempts at fartemps.


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That's what I do on my noon runs, I want to runs as far as possible in the little time I have without killing myself.
 
I was reading today that a white long sleeved shirt with vents under the arm can be really effective.
I tried a dark shirt on my run today, to test the theory, and it was definitely harder going than in my usual white shirt for hot weather. Wish i could find some white lightweight pants.
Still managing 8 mile jogs mostly bf in mid 80's temp, i find that when i stop for a drink or rest it has to be in shade or i can feel my feet cooking and smell a slight whiff of cheesy bacon and barbecue. But so far no blisters or damage, and i always carry shoes for backup.
I think it's a lot of little things that all add up to a more pleasurable run in the heat, something that takes a little planning, and of course always be prepared to ditch the run if you're struggling.
 
I was reading today that a white long sleeved shirt with vents under the arm can be really effective.
I tried a dark shirt on my run today, to test the theory, and it was definitely harder going than in my usual white shirt for hot weather. Wish i could find some white lightweight pants.
Still managing 8 mile jogs mostly bf in mid 80's temp, i find that when i stop for a drink or rest it has to be in shade or i can feel my feet cooking and smell a slight whiff of cheesy bacon and barbecue. But so far no blisters or damage, and i always carry shoes for backup.
I think it's a lot of little things that all add up to a more pleasurable run in the heat, something that takes a little planning, and of course always be prepared to ditch the run if you're struggling.
When I traveled by bicycle, I did exactly that: I cut slits in a long sleeved shirt. Great ventilation while also providing good protection from the sun. For running though, I'm only out three times a week, often in the morning, so it doesn't really matter. I don't like stopping for water, it makes me nauseous, although this is somewhat counteracted by the cheesy bacon and barbecue odor . . .

P.S., I've been paraphrasing your "The first thing I want is the last thing I need" with my children whenever they randomly demand something. It confuses them.
 

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